ominously

English

Etymology

ominous +‎ -ly

Adverb

ominously (comparative more ominously, superlative most ominously)

  1. in an ominous manner; with sinister foreboding.
    • 1868, Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone‎
      From first to last he was ominously polite, and ominously silent.
    • 1983, Patricia Hagan, Golden Roses
      His nostrils flared ominously and his fists opened and closed at his sides.
    • 1999, Harish Kapadia, “Accident and Rescue in the Nanda Devi Sanctuary”, in Across Peaks & Passes in Kumaun Himalaya, New Delhi: Indus Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 70:
      However, the next day dawned ominously with an overcast sky and we postponed our start till 8 o'clock.
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